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Structure and Dynamics of the Canine (Canis familiaris) Nasal Microbiome

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Knorr, Elizabeth

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The diverse community of bacteria living within and on host organisms, known as the microbiome, has an important role in maintaining host health. Dysbiosis, known as a change in the healthy community of the microbiome, has been associated with a number of diseases across host organisms and body sites including...

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committee members Becca Terry, Clint Epps, Anna Jolles, and Bree Beechler. I appreciate all your feedback
Trade-offs in a pathogen-rich world : genetic and maternal drivers of variation in costly resistance and immunity in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

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Tavalire, Hannah F.

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Disease acts as a powerful selective force in natural systems, driving the rapid evolution of resistance in the host. In the face of a myriad of pathogenic challenges in natural systems, hosts must balance the energetic needs of maintenance and reproduction with costly resistance mechanisms. In this dissertation I will...

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work. I also thank my graduate committee: Andy Blaustein, Brian Dolan, Clint Epps, Eli Meyer, and